Baku to Host Azerbaijani-Iranian Business Forum on Cooperation in Agrarian Sector
A delegation headed by the Minister of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Khodjati arrives in Baku on May 15.
As Turan was told in the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, within the framework of this visit, which will continue until May 17, a business forum will be held with the business circles of the two countries involved in the agricultural sector. The Iranian minister will be accompanied by a group of private entrepreneurs.
According to the State Customs Committee, in 2015 Azerbaijan imported agricultural products from Iran, totaling $ 16.3 million. Exports of agricultural products from Azerbaijan to Iran were estimated at $ 0.7 million. -----08D
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